From books to action : has protection against discrimination become intersectional in Italy?

The aim of this article is to examine the extent to which intersectionality has been addressed in different domains in Italy: the antidiscrimination legislation; the case-law; the implementation of non-discrimination principle by equality bodies and through policy strategies (e.g., national action plans); civil society; and scholarly literature explicitly addressing intersectionality. Although legal texts, case-law and the implementation of anti-discrimination measures don't explicitly refer to intersectionality, the analysis shows that the premises have been coming into being to apply law and policy "intersectionally". [Publisher's Text].